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Re: Coil splitting / tapping
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 11:19 am
by jeremyb
Kiwiaxe wrote:I have two of my guitars with humbuckers split (My 1991 old faithful Les Paul that Glyn installed BKPs into, and my 1987 Ibanez Artist that has the "tri sound" switches). If you are wanting your guitar to sound like a strat then don't bother. First, I don't think if you put a strat single coil into a (say) gibson that it would sound like a strat - different scale lengths, woods, etc. Secondly, the split bucker just doesn't sound like a strat.
What it does do is give you a different, single coil rather than humbucker, sound. That comes with serious volume differences too, so that can be an issue to work with. If that's what you are after - eg: to play a nice jangly clean part with the same guitar - then great. But don't set your expectations too high or they'll be missed.
Oh yarrr, totally not expecting it to sound exactly like a strat, I just associate them with a clean single coilesque sound
I have hardly ever played any single coils so don't really know what to expect
Re: Coil splitting / tapping
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 12:51 pm
by bender
Some humbuckers sound great when tapped. One of the things I really like about having the option is that it's a bit like having a clean/dirty switch on the guitar. I reckon it's definitely worth trying.
Re: Coil splitting / tapping
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 12:57 pm
by mr_sooty
I used to have a Dimarzio Paf Pro that sounded great coil tapped. Not like a Strat mind you (it was in the neck position of a cheap Epi LP) but still very nice.
Re: Coil splitting / tapping
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 5:25 pm
by Polar Bear
slash-ed wrote:Wtf does "Scraggy" mean? Is it another one of those New Zealand words which I don't get?
It means I got auto corrected. Should have read stratty!
Re: Coil splitting / tapping
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 6:42 pm
by jeremyb
Polar Bear wrote:slash-ed wrote:Wtf does "Scraggy" mean? Is it another one of those New Zealand words which I don't get?
It means I got auto corrected. Should have read stratty!
new meme!!
Re: Coil splitting / tapping
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 10:04 pm
by Cdog
Something I quite like is actually switching the humbucker coils from series to parallel on my guitar... Gives a single coil sound but still retains the character of the pickup somewhat. Nothing wrong with taps tho, just sounds different... particularly nice on the neck pup
Re: Coil splitting / tapping
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 10:28 pm
by druz15
jeremyb wrote:Polar Bear wrote:slash-ed wrote:Wtf does "Scraggy" mean? Is it another one of those New Zealand words which I don't get?
It means I got auto corrected. Should have read stratty!
new meme!!
dude get an SG they are scraggy as fuck
Re: Coil splitting / tapping
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 10:37 pm
by Polar Bear
Scraggy is actually a word, in case anyone was wondering.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/scraggy
Re: Coil splitting / tapping
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 2:18 pm
by mike
benderissimo wrote:Some humbuckers sound great when tapped. One of the things I really like about having the option is that it's a bit like having a clean/dirty switch on the guitar. I reckon it's definitely worth trying.
Yes. I have a HSH five position set up with front H, split front/S, S, split rear/S, rear H. I use the positions as much for tone as for extra distortion/boost. Very handy!
Coil splitting / tapping
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 2:49 pm
by Capt. Black
Having a clean/dirty switch must surely appeal to JB.
Re: Coil splitting / tapping
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 4:55 pm
by Slowy
Capt. Black wrote:Having a clean/dirty switch must surely appeal to JB.
Why? He'd only use half of it.
Coil splitting / tapping
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 6:38 pm
by Capt. Black
The label would tell him which half it was.
Re: Coil splitting / tapping
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 8:01 pm
by jeremyb
Anyways with the impending arrival of my new body I reckon I will get a super 5 way (ooooerrr) and do the following:
Bridge Hum - Bridge Inner Coil - Bridge Hum + Neck Hum - Bridge Outer Coil - Neck Hum
Neck is a single conductor SD '59 so no split options
Re: Coil splitting / tapping
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 9:35 pm
by ash
4-pole Super switches are too big to fit in a tele control slot.
Re: Coil splitting / tapping
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 9:38 pm
by jeremyb
ash wrote:4-pole Super switches are too big to fit in a tele control slot.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Oh well switch pot time
